Join us for 5 Permaculture Workshops August 20 – 26
Free Online Permaculture Classes
Join us for free online classes July 31, August 2, and August 5.
Why Learn Permaculture at 8th Life Panama?
This is going to be an old-fashioned text only post because I have a lot on my plate, and I want to get this out today. What makes our PDC different? We know that there’s a lot of information available online about Permaculture and, truth be told, we encourage you[…]
It’s Time to Change the World!
Change the world – Yes you can! Permaculture is all about change – changing how we look at things, providing a holistic view that synthesizes a series of principles, rules and ethics that can be used to design a new world. After all, Permaculture is all about creating sustainable human[…]
So Much is Happening!
I can’t believe how fast time is going by! In our last update dry season had just started and now we’re entering rainy season. So much has happened in the interim! Before getting into that – I just want to say that I’m psyched! Why? We’re offering another on-site PDC![…]
Seasons Changing
The rains are coming to an end as one season flows into another. Here in Panama, we either have rain or we don’t. When it rains, it really rains and when it doesn’t, it really doesn’t! We go without rain for 4 – 5 months straight. As you can imagine,[…]
Vision of a New Life
This story is a future vision of our project. We hope it inspires you as much as it did us in writing it.
Get Involved
With everything that’s going on in the world, sometimes it’s tempting to curl up in a corner and wait for things to get better. But if we do that, we lose out big time. We miss the chance to help make things better …
The System is Flawed
Our current system is one of consumption, hoarding, selfish individualism, divisiveness, competition, and oppression. It forms illusions of well-being, success, and achievement by creating the perception that wants are needs and that these can be satisfied by following a prescribed script.
Progress towards our Vision
A lot is happening in the world. Many of us knew that something was coming. It was inevitable. At 8th Life Panama we’ve been preparing for something like this.